000 FZNT24 KNHC 302115 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT DEC 30 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT DEC 30 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 20N97W MOVE E THROUGH MON AND SLOW OVER E GULF MON AND MOVE SE OF GULF TUESDAY. RIDGE N OF AREA BEHIND FRONT. TROUGH DEVELOP OVER W GULF THU. $$ GMZ080-310330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT DEC 30 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .THU...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-310330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 30 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-310330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 30 2006 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-310330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 30 2006 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS SHIFTING TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL